Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive176% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '18 at 08:56
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 105
2-Core 186
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 597
58% 478 Pts
64-Core 592
37% 592 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.4% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 139
Parallax 119
104% 128 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 119
Splatting 100
88% 109 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 2,152
Write 618
Mixed 509
236% 1,093 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 38.8
154% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 28.3
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 30.8
48% 85.5 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 176%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
540GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 111
Write 116
Mixed 117
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.2
65% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown K821PJ-MIH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
79.9% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 25.5
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 23.4
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

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